Rory McIlroy

Irish tee times: Padraig Harrington - 1.41pm; Shane Lowry - 3.31pm; Seamus Power - 5.54pm; Rory McIlroy - 7.33pm.

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Rory McIlroy was on the ninth green of a practice ground at Augusta earlier in the week when whispers among the spectators gathered began to circulate that ...

The 32-year-old tends to be at his best when he plays his natural game and lets instinct take over. But that has rarely been an issue, his final Masters round of 2011 the exception when he imploded for an 80, but back then he was merely a fresh-faced 21-year-old. McIlroy has occasionally been undone by one dreadful score at a Major. At the 2020 Masters, he opened with an 75. It’s as much a chess game as anything else. But the same expectation is not there as it has been in past seasons. “I always seem to play well when people don’t give me a chance,” he said.

GOLF superstar Rory McIlroy returns to Augusta this week hoping to finally end his wait for a Masters win. He'll be accompanied by his wife of five years, ...

He'll hope that may be the difference he needs to finally bring the green jacket home. When you don't have children, the Par-3 seems like a bit of an afterthought, and then once kids arrive, it sort of becomes the highlight of the week in a way. He'll be accompanied by his wife of five years, Erica Stoll, who will look to provide a good-luck charm in her partner's bid for success.

McIlroy, a four-time major winner, has been seeking to complete the career grand-slam with a victory at Augusta ever since winning the Open Championship in 2014 ...

‘It takes a very strong-built person to handle the pressure that those at the upper echelons of golf have to go with. ‘A little bit of the heat will be off McIlroy, although he will still be talked about a lot as people will want to see it happen. Speaking to Sky Sports, he said: ‘The one we should be talking about is Rory McIlroy, who has the chance to complete the career grand-slam.

RORY McILROY has been told to follow the Wayne Rooney playbook if he wants to complete the career Grand Slam this week.Top coach Pete Cowen, who works.

“This is the one I haven’t won and this is the one I want to win more than anything else. “And with the Grand Slam as a goal, I have got a chance to do something very few people have ever done. I’m not suggesting Rooney or anyone else would give back all the money they’ve made. “The less you can make it a big deal is the best way to get the best out of yourself. “Yes, it’s beautiful and it’s iconic but the bottom line is it’s just a golf club. “I think Rory has forgotten that a bit and he definitely needs to fall back in love with golf to have the best possible chance of winning at Augusta this week.

McIlroy, who missed the cut at Augusta National Golf Club last year, would become only the sixth player in the modern era to complete golf's career Grand Slam ...

“It’s funny,” he added. “I’m 32 years old with a ton of experience,” he said. "And to me that goes against my nature a little bit, so it is something that I have to really work hard on."

McIlroy, chasing a career Grand Slam and first major title since the PGA Championship in 2014, is six shots behind leader Sungjae Im in Georgia in a tie for ...

"I think I hit 12 fairways and 14 greens and just didn't really get a lot out of the round. I don't really care where I am at on the leaderboard, it doesn't matter. Rory McIlroy: "I don't really care where I am on the leaderboard, it doesn't matter. It's a pretty special place." "I hit the ball well from tee to green in the most part, I am pleased with that [although] I want to work on my putting. I hit the ball well from tee to green in the most part, I am pleased with that";watch The Masters throughout the week exclusively live on Sky Sports Golf, with bonus feeds via red button

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The pair laughed and the world laughed with them. “I hit 12 fairways and 14 greens and just didn’t really get a lot out of the round. According to stats guru Justin Ray, a whopping 76% of Masters champions were inside the top 10 after the opening round. He wasn‘t bombing his drives, his chipping was a bit iffy, and even that famous stride off the tee didn’t feel the same. Indeed, no one was really talking about McIlroy in the build-up to the tournament. What is there left to say about Tiger Woods? Fourteen months ago, the man was in a car accident that almost cost him at least one of his legs. But his iron play and putting were still sublime, and the way he plotted his way around America’s most hallowed turf flawless. “Well, I heard it land,” the South African quipped. “I’m just pleased that I played well,” he said. “I don’t really care where I’m at on the leaderboard. That’s how quickly the Green Jacket can be snatched away from you here. I hit the ball great from tee to green for the most part.

Sung-jae Im holds a one-shot lead after a five-under-par 67 in the first round of the Masters, with Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry on one-over.

I got really punished for the bad shots." It’s easy to stand here and be disappointed with how that finished [double bogey at 15]. Sung-jae Im holds a one-shot lead after a five-under-par 67 in the first round of the Masters, with Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry on one-over.

Rory McIlroy made a clutch sand save at the last but insisted on looking at the positives after a 73 left him six shots behind leader Sungjae Im in the ...

As for his comments before the start that he was prepared to play "negative" golf, he said: "I thought I did really well. "It was very stress-free for the most part. Overall, again, I wish I could have gotten more out of the round, but it was pretty stress-free out there." The course is in incredible shape with the amount of rain we've had the last couple of days, so looking forward to dry conditions over the next three days." "I'm just pleased that I played well," he said. "I feel like it was the worst I could have shot today," he said. "I feel like I played really, really well. "I don't really care where I'm at on the leaderboard. I hit it to a lot of the middle of the greens and made a lot of easy pars. "If you start well tomorrow, you'll be on the board. So I'm pleased with that." I hit the ball great from tee to green for the most part.